524 West 59th Street, Room 10.61.00
New York, NY 10019
eedwards@jjay.cuny.edu
Emily R. Edwards, M.A.
Education
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
2018 (Anticipated)
Clinical Psychology
CUNY Graduate Center at John Jay College, New York, NY (APA Accredited)
Dissertation: Experimental Assessment of 3rd Wave Behavior Therapy Assumptions
Regarding Emotion Schemas, Processing, and Regulation
MASTER OF ARTS
2015 (En-Route)
Forensic Psychology
City University of New York at John Jay College, New York, NY
Thesis: Emotion Regulation Mediates the Effects of Alexithymia and Emotion
Differentiation on Impulsive Aggression
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
2013
Psychology, Honors in the Major, Summa cum Laude
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Minor: Crime, Law, and Deviance | Certificate: Behavioral Forensics
Thesis: Preserving the Right to a Fair Trial: An Examination of the Prejudicial Value of
Visual and Auditory Evidence in the Context of a Criminal Case
Publications
Edwards, E. & Wupperman, P. (In Press). Alexithymia. In (K. Nadal, Ed.) The SAGE
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishing.
Wupperman, P. & Edwards, E. (In Press). Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In (K. Nadal, Ed.) The
SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishing.
Edwards, E. R. & Mottarella, K. (2015). Perceptions of the previously convicted: The influence
of conviction type and therapy participation. International Journal of Offender Therapy
and Comparative Criminology, 59(12), 1358-1377.
Edwards, E. R. & Mottarella, K. E. (2014). Preserving the right to a fair trial: An examination
of the prejudicial value of visual and auditory evidence. North American Journal of
Psychology, 16(2), 397-414.
IN PREPARATION
Edwards, E. Cohen, M., & Wupperman, P. (In Preparation). Substance-abuse therapists’
perceived barriers to utilizing mindfulness-based psychotherapy. Manuscript in
preparation.
Edwards, E. R., Micek, A., Mottarella, K., & Wupperman, P. (In Preparation). Emotional
schemas mediate risk factors of alexithymia development. Manuscript in preparation.
Edwards, E. R. & Wupperman, P. (In Preparation). Emotion regulation mediates effects of
alexithymia and low emotion differentiation on impulsive aggressive behavior.
Manuscript in preparation.
Emily Edwards, eedwards@jjay.cuny.edu
Research
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Principal Investigator
Aug. 2013 – Present
Faculty Advisor: Peggilee Wupperman, PhD
 Research examines emotion processing, behavioral dysregulation, and subjective
emotional experience in undergraduate and community samples. Research is conducted
with an emphasis on increasing psychotherapeutic response for persons with emotion
processing and emotion regulation difficulties.
 Provide research training and supervision to undergraduate and master’s level research
assistants.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Graduate Research Assistant
Aug. 2013 – Present
Supervisor: Peggilee Wupperman, PhD
 Research examines the efficacy of Mindfulness and Modification Therapy, a
transdiagnostic psychotherapy developed for clients with dysregulated behaviors (e.g.,
eating disorders, substance abuse, aggression, etc.).
 Aid in reviewing therapy sessions for therapist adherence.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Research Assistant
Jan. 2011 – May 2013
Supervisor: Deborah Beidel, PhD, ABPP
 Research examined cognitive-behavior therapy practices for clients with anxiety
disorders (primarily social anxiety, selective mutism, and phobias).
 Aided in diagnostic interviewing, experimental psychotherapy provision, psychological
assessment, behavioral assessment, physiological data collection and analysis, behavioral
coding, and data entry.
 Provided research training to undergraduate research assistants.
MIT2 Laboratory, Research Assistant
Dec. 2011 – May 2013
Supervisor: Peter Hancock, PhD, DSc
 Research examined human trust in robotics in the context of military undertakings.
 Aided in designing virtual environments and in all aspects of physiological and
behavioral data collection and analysis.
 Provided research training and supervision to undergraduate research assistants
Grant-Funded Projects
DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
2015 – 2016
Funding Agency: City University of New York
$1,485.00 for independent research introducing and evaluating the utility of a novel,
culturally-sensitive, psychotherapeutic tool designed to improve emotion-labeling
accuracy in individuals with heightened levels of alexithymia. PI: Emily Edwards
Emily Edwards, eedwards@jjay.cuny.edu
Clinical
CENTER FOR COGNITIVE AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Psychology Extern
Aug. 2015 – Present
Supervisors: Elizabeth Gellman, PsyD; Chitra Raghavan, PhD
 Provide individual and family therapy to adolescent and adult clients. Sessions utilize a
DBT or CBT theoretical framework to target Axis I disorders, emotional and behavioral
dysregulation, and social and interpersonal functioning.
 Co-lead multifamily adolescent DBT skills groups.
 Aid in intake assessments, diagnostic interviews for Axis I and II disorders, and suicide
risk assessments.
Didactics: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Adam Payne, PhD, weekly); Family Therapy (Julia
Marks, PhD, weekly)
SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED (FKA, PATHWAYS TO HOUSING)
Psychology Extern
Sept. 2014 – May 2015
Supervisor: Philip Yanos, PhD; Andrew Shiva, PhD
 Provided individual, evidence-based psychotherapy to adult clients. Sessions targeted
development of coping and wellness strategies, relapse prevention, and social and
interpersonal functioning. Many sessions held in the community or within client
residences. Family members sometimes incorporated into treatment planning or sessions.
 Co-led weekly therapy groups to increase clients’ distress tolerance through mindfulness
practice.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ANXIETY DISORDERS CLINIC
Undergraduate Assistant
Jan. 2011 – May 2013
Supervisor: Deborah Beidel, PhD, ABPP
 Aided in administration of behavior therapy (i.e., exposure therapy, social skills training,
computerized attention bias training) and behavioral assessments to clients with anxiety,
obsessive-compulsive, and mood disorders.
 Aided in diagnostic assessments for anxiety and other Axis I disorders
Teaching
JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Dept. of Psychology, Adjunct Instructor
Key Concepts in Psychotherapy (PSY 339)
Dept. of Psychology, Teaching Assistant
Developmental Psychology (PSY 231)
Abnormal Psychology (PSY 242)
Social Psychology (PSY 221)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Dept. of Psychology, Teaching Assistant
Forensic Psychology (CLP 4390)
Legal Aspects of Psychology (SOP 3751)
Research Methods in Psychology (PSY 3213C)
Fall 2015
2014 – Present
Spring 2015
Fall 2014; Fall, 2015
Spring 2014
2011 – 2013
Summer 2012; Spring 2013
Summer 2012; Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Emily Edwards, eedwards@jjay.cuny.edu
Psychology of Career Development (PSY 3028)
Personality Theory (PPE 3003C)
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
Professional Presentations
TRAININGS
Edwards, E. (2015, October). Treating social anxiety using a cognitive-behavioral approach. 3
hour training provided at Center for Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Lake
Success, NY.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Edwards, E., Shivaji, S., & Micek, A., Wupperman, P. (2016, March). Linguistic comparison of
alexithymia and emotion differentiation. Submitted for presentation at Society for Affective
Science Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
Wupperman, P., Reed, A. L., Edwards, E., Shapiro, R., Li, Q., Unachukwa, F., & Ryan, B. (2015,
April). A transdiagnostic therapy for behavioral dysregulation: Mindfulness and Modification
Therapy customized for alcohol use, drug use, and anger issues. Paper presented at the IV
International Congress of Dual Disorders: Addictions and Other Mental Disorders.
Barcelona, Spain.
Wupperman, P., Unachukwa, F., Ryan, B., Mathews, L., & Edwards, E. (2014, June).
Mindfulness in the treatment of dysregulated behaviors: Evidence from Mindfulness and
Modification Therapy. Paper presented at the International Congress of Cognitive
Psychotherapy. Hong Kong.
Edwards, E. R. (2014, March). Perceptions of offenders: The influence of therapy participation
on preferences for social distance. Paper presented at 2014 Prison Studies Group
Conference. New York, NY.
Edwards, E., Driskell, L., Sanders, T., Schaefer, K., Hancock, P. (2012, April). Physiological
measures may provide insight into measuring human trust in robots. Paper presented at
the 2012 Human Factors and Applied Psychology Conference. Daytona Beach, FL.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Edwards, E., Micek, A., & Lefkowitz, H. (2015, June). Behavioral aggression assessment using
virtual reality: Results from a preliminary validation study. Poster presented at the 3rd
North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Ottawa,
Canada.
Micek, A. & Edwards, E. (2015, May). Emotion differentiation and alexithymia: Debunking the
assumption of interrelation. Poster presented at the 2015 Association for Psychological
Sciences Annual Convention. New York, NY.
Edwards, E. (2014, July). Prior crime exposure and social distance: The case of victimization.
Poster presented at the 21st World Meeting of the International Society for Research on
Aggression. Atlanta, GA.
Edwards, E., Mottarella, K. & Whitten, S. (2012, August). Preserving the right to a fair trial:
Examining the prejudicial value of auditory evidence. Poster presented at the 2012
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.
Emily Edwards, eedwards@jjay.cuny.edu
Edwards, E. (2012, June). Modes of evidentiary presentation may impede on defendant’s right
to a fair trial. Poster presented at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Tenth Biennial
International Conference: Global Perspectives on Justice, Security, and Human Rights.
New York, NY.
Edwards, E., Mottarella, K. & Whitten, S. (2012, May). Jurors’ guilty verdicts found to be
unknowingly emotionally loaded despite jury instructions. Poster presented at the 2012
Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.
Edwards, E., Mottarella, K. & Whitten, S. (2012, January). Preserving the right to a fair trial:
An examination of emotion and verdict decision in the context of a criminal case. Poster
presented at the SPSP Social Psychology and Law Pre-Conference. San Diego, CA.
Additional Professional Involvement
Translational Issues in Psychological Science, Peer Reviewer
2014 – Present
Psychologists in the Public Service (Division 18) Student Newsletter, Editor
2014 – 2015
CUNY Graduate Center Psychology Executive Committee, Student Representative 2014 – 2015
‘15 Psychology Student Research Day, Poster Session Coordinator
2014 – 2015
American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter, Student Contributor
2013 – 2015
’14 Psychology Student Research Day, Poster Session Coordinator
2013 – 2014
European Association for Psychology & Law Fact Sheet Series, Student Contributor
2013
Awards, Honors, & Scholarships
City Univ. of New York – USS Graduate Student Mentor Award ($1,000.00)
International Society for Research on Aggression – Young Investigator’s Program
Univ. of Central Florida – Founder’s Day Award for Outstanding Thesis ($500.00)
Univ. of Central Florida – January Undergraduate Researcher of the Month
Univ. of Central Florida – Undergraduate Scholarship of Research Excellence ($300.00)
Burnett Honors College – Honors in the Major Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Scholarly & Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association
APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service
APA Division 41: American Psychology-Law Society
Association for Psychological Sciences
New York State Psychological Association
Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology
2014
2014
2014
2013
2012
2011